Cancer

We know that it has been harder for people to exercise over these last several weeks. Christina Lombardi, DPT PT has put together easy exercises to get you moving at home! Each Wednesday for the next several weeks we will share these exercises with you. Each exercise includes descriptive information and a video to demonstrate

Diamond Light Source – the UK’s national synchrotron COVID-19 is delaying cancer research and treatment. We’re catching up with some of the cancer researchers who are using their expertise, experience and equipment to help tackle COVID-19 and get cancer services back on track. In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, many research labs have closed

Robin Roberson was diagnosed with breast cancer at the beginning of this year. The diagnosis was stressful enough, but then the coronavirus pandemic put a wrench in her treatment plan. Elective surgeries have been cancelled all over the U.S. due to the coronavirus, and this included Roberson’s double mastectomy surgery that was slated for April

Changes are happening Many institutions and cancer centers have put restrictions on visitors accompanying patients for outpatient appointments. This includes patients that are receiving cancer treatments, such as radiation therapy or chemotherapy. Most guidelines now state that patients can’t have anyone accompany them unless they are unable to complete the visit on their own. As

Healthcare workers are tirelessly working to save the lives of those infected with the coronavirus and put their own lives as risk everyday. People around the world are coming up with ways to show their appreciation, including animal shelters. Hearts and Bones Rescue, with locations in New York and Texas, is naming their rescue dogs

I studied classical music, and one quote from Beethoven always stands out to me, “Music can change the world.” It is such a simple statement, yet so powerful. How does music have the ability to know exactly how we feel sometimes before we even know what we feel? The power of music has never ceased

Hormone-modulating breast cancer treatments (HMTs) like tamoxifen and aromatase inhibitors (AIs) could reduce a patient’s risk of developing dementia or Alzheimer’s later in life. Tamoxifen is a selective estrogen receptor modulator (SERM) that’s often prescribed after surgery or other breast cancer treatment to prevent the cancer from coming back. It is only prescribed for hormone-receptor-positive

We want to learn more about the experience of cancer patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. How have things changed for cancer patients, survivors, and their caregivers during this time?  Have you been impacted practically—had trouble getting food, transportation or internet access? Has your cancer treatment been impacted? Have you been impacted financially? Learning about the

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, people everywhere are uncertain about the future of their health, safety, and economic security. A particularly vulnerable part of the population is nursing home residents and their staff. We at GreaterGood are dedicated to assisting in COVID-19 relief efforts in multiple ways. As always, we’re continuing to support our flagship

There’s a lot to keep track of these days: numbers, stats, rates, counts, curves, precautions (something our cancer patients know all too well!) It seems we have had to, in some twisted turn of fate, become more focused on success and winning, even as life, as we know it, has halted. This success and winning,

Shonica Jones was the first person in her family to graduate from college. Once she had her nursing degree, she thought she was done with school. But when her daughter, Beniecia Barnett, grew up and became a nurse as well, things changed. Beniecia wanted to go back to school for a master’s degree at the

My quarantine has been an interesting experience. Long before we went on lockdown, I planned to travel to Cape Cod to help my folks out after my mom had knee replacement surgery. Her procedure went off without a hitch on March 2nd and I traveled by car with my three dogs to spend a week helping

The world is grappling with the COVID-19 pandemic, and people everywhere are uncertain about the future of their health, safety, and economic security. During this tumultuous time, GreaterGood is dedicated to assisting in COVID-19 relief efforts in multiple ways. As always, we’re continuing to support our flagship programs that help people, pets, and the planet,

With news about the coronavirus pandemic developing daily, we want to make sure everyone affected by cancer gets the information they need during this time. We’re pulling together the latest government and NHS health updates from across the UK in a separate blog post, which we’re updating regularly.  Weekly aspirin use linked with lower cancer

We’re in unchartered waters for delivering cancer care in this pandemic era of COVID-19. At Cancer Research UK we’re working hard to support people affected by cancer at this unprecedented time. We’ve teamed up with charity partners to create advice, we’re listening to patients, carers and supporters to understand their concerns and we’re providing information

We know that it has been harder for people to exercise over these last several weeks. Christina Lombardi, DPT PT has put together easy exercises to get you moving at home! Each Wednesday for the next several weeks we will share these exercises with you. Each exercise includes descriptive information and a video to demonstrate

We knew fairly quickly after COVID-19 started sweeping through the world that people who are older and/or have underlying health conditions are at a higher risk for COVID-19 than the general population. Now researchers have found that people with certain cancers have three times the risk of death as the general population. A previous study

Today, a new personalised cancer treatment was approved for NHS use in England. But this was no ordinary drug approval. Larotrectinib (Vitrakvi) is a highly innovative new treatment that, unlike most cancer drugs, is designed to target specific changes in cancer cells’ DNA rather than where the cancer is growing in the body. This means

Martin Ledwick, our head information nurse. Since the COVID-19 virus began to disrupt everyone’s lives, the Cancer Research UK helpline hasn’t stopped ringing. “We’re an information and support helpline, so we’re here to help people understand what’s happening to them,” says Martin Ledwick, who heads up our information nurse team. Ledwick says that, even in

Marcel Gehrung has been 3D printing protective visors from his living room. COVID-19 is delaying cancer research and treatment. We catch up with some of the cancer researchers who are using their expertise, experience and equipment to help tackle COVID-19 and get cancer services back on track. The shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) for

What is it about a crisis that tears us down. Is it doubt, fear, disappointment, anxiety, stress or is it that we are born with an innate need to respond to our environment to protect, to serve, and to survive and we worry that we are not good enough for the task? As this Covid-19

Researchers have found that combining chemo and light therapy into one treatment called Ru-Pt makes a more powerful impact on cancer cells than either therapy alone. Combining therapies can be beneficial because it makes it possible to reach some cancers that are drug-resistant, and can also reduce side effects. Researchers found that to be true

Scientists have discovered that the genes in the antlers of deer, which help them to rapidly grow, are very similar to genes found in some cancer cells. Credit: Photo by Edward Taylor, Unsplash With news about the coronavirus pandemic developing daily, we want to make sure everyone affected by cancer gets the information they need during

“There is a lot of misinformation out there. People are scared.” Alfred was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2012. We caught up with people living with cancer across the country, to find out how the pandemic was affecting them, their families and their treatment. Jean: “Never have I been so aware of the teamwork to

We know that it has been harder for people to exercise over these last several weeks. Christina Lombardi, DPT PT has put together easy exercises to get you moving at home! Each Wednesday for the next several weeks we will share these exercises with you. Each exercise includes descriptive information and a video to demonstrate

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, people everywhere are uncertain about the future of their health, safety, and economic security. A significant concern for many people is affording to buy food or accessing services that provide food. We at GreaterGood are dedicated to assisting in COVID-19 relief efforts in multiple ways. As always, we’re continuing to

As the COVID-19 pandemic sweeps across the planet, it’s important to practice social distancing as much as possible. When you have to go near others, however, as most of us must now and then, protective gear such as a face mask can help keep you from spreading your germs to others and vice versa. N-95

A video has gone viral on Facebook of a sweet young boy encouraging his mom to unwrap the turban around her head. Neshele Roach was diagnosed with stage IV metastatic breast cancer at age 29 and is undergoing chemo, which caused her to go bald. In the short video she posted, Roach’s son is kissing